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Western Digital SN850X 2TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSD $275.56 Delivered (+ Buy 2, Save 5%) @ Amazon US via AU

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One of the top the line Gen 4 PCIe drives for an all time low when you add this calendar to activate the Buy 2 Save 5% promo. Previous Yin Yang bookmark no longer activates the promo.

  • $275.56 by itself or $272.67 delivered with a free calendar.
  • Compatible with PS5 if you purchase a heatsink separately.
  • Please note the delivery time is January 30 - February 7.
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  • Still waiting for mine to arrive from UK ordered it 20th November, received full refund from Amazon but it has been shipped…. who know it will come…

    • If you've received a refund I doubt it is still going to arrive unless you are still getting tracking updates?
      I've ordered from both Amazon UK and Amazon US in the past two months for this drive and both have arrived within the allocated delivery window

      • Yeah its probably not going to arrive, I'm not receiving tracking updates, the last update was in November. I just ordered it again, pretty much the same price as i bought it for last time so hopefully it arrives this time.

        • Try contacting the shipping company. i had a similar situation before and able to get the item even after 2 months+. Therefore, I received the item for free

          • @assus1: Maybe, to submit a missing item form i need the tracking number which I have saying "delivery By Australia Post Global" but it says the tracking number is invalid and isn't in their system now.

            • @SoggyThief: I remember Australia Post Global tracking doesn't work on AusPost but have you tried https://apgecommerce.com/

              • @robertjajajja: I gave it a go but it came back with nothing, thanks though.

                • @SoggyThief: Last time i used this https://parcelsapp.com/en/ to track mine. The tracking number changed midway, not sure why but I was able to connect both tracking and give it to shipping company.

                  good luck hope this can help.

                  • @assus1: That website actually found the tracking number, it’s registered with APG, has 49 days in transit, last update 22nd November.

    • +1

      UK is the worst, I've had empty envelopes sent and boxes with contents lose and broken open.

      • -2

        They send everything via Ukraine ;)

    • +1

      You expect to receive an item which has been refunded? Haha, good one!. As if Amazon will send you a free SSD.

      • +1

        If you read my message you'd clearly see I ddint expect it just mentioned that it never arrived and i was refunded but it was actually shipped

        • Sorry mate, read into your username too much and thought you were thieving 😂
          Amazon has the ability to return to the seller if they want. So even if shipped, they can get it back.

  • +1

    Australia Post managed to some how lose both this coming from Amazon UK (ordered in November 2022) and the $909 6900 XT coming from Amazon US (ordered in October 2022). Showed tracking info being picked up on arrival in Sydney, a few updates around Sydney, then nothing. Extremely dodgy, contacted AusPost received 'sorry we made all reasonable checks and don't know where it went' replies both times. At least I got a full refund from Amazon after AusPost let me know they had no effing idea what happened each time

    • +1

      auspost managed to get a parcel of mine on the truck before losing it, idk how tf you lose a parcel thats already on the truck to arrive that day

      • +12

        The truck driver made sure it's lost.

        • Haha there may be a few bad apples 🍎 working at AustPost.

        • +2

          Truckie lost it in his pocket.

        • I lost a item when transfer from depot to depot in Sydney.

      • Amazon managed to do that with their own driver for something I bought Prime day. They agreed it was MIA & re-shipped immediately at least, but took a couple of weeks for my next day shipping

  • I got 2 more empty nvme slots….how low will it go?

    • +5

      I predict 0 slots remaining if you keep looking at ozbargain

  • +3

    This is a Solid SSD deal.

    • +7

      Some might say a Super Solid Deal….

      • -1

        UK/US $ falling (due to warmongering) & will be cheaper

        • +1

          Just having a laugh about the use of SSD… :P Dont overthink it!

        • +1

          Lolz. Someone is plugged into the fakenewsosphere

    • Nope! 🙅‍♂️
      Been cheaper in the past!

      • Got a link to previous deal that was cheaper for this drive?

        • I paid $265 with WP cashback from the last deal but including heat sink. Deal alone without cashback is OK. However, you'll need to add a heatsink so that doesn't to make it as attractive as it seems.

          • +4

            @thousandsuns: So excluding cashback to make it like-for-like, you paid $299.35 delivered, and this deal is $272.67 delivered with a free calendar—-couple that with this $16.99 heat-sink the total comes to $289.66.

            So (a) this drive hasn't been cheaper in the past like you initially claimed, and (b) you can get a comparable product to the heat-sink version for $10 less and a bonus calendar with this deal. I understand that point (b) is debatable as its heavily subjective what is "comparable" but I think you're knocking this deal unjustifiably.

            • @olcrackerjack: I throw away any calendar where the weekend is not week end ;)

              • @taki: View it as embracing tradition… Saturday used to be "week end" many moons ago

            • -1

              @olcrackerjack: If you're smart enough, you're buying with cashback, aren't you? Otherwise, the majority of the deals aren't the best ones out there. Given that the price I got, it is through WP cashback, perhaps a different story, but there are often 10% cashback rounds on a periodic basis.
              Why make a like-for-like comparison? These things drop in price throughout the year. If you want the best price, you would wait around for a decent sale plus cashback.
              I'm not knocking the deal, lol.
              Also, the "free" calendar is pointless. I would rather have a free heatsink.

              Also, sorry, correction from my end! With a bookmark, I paid $283.33 without cashback! So, for me, it worked out to be $258.33 with a heatsink! #WINNING!

              • +5

                @thousandsuns: Siphoning personal data to third-party companies in exchange for cashbacks that take 3 months to process doesn't get me awfully excited, no.

                For the same reason all the posts in this forum exclude the sub-deals, cashbacks, offers, free gifts, membership discounts etc. from the initial price—-it allows for easy comparison. Nothing worse than trying to shop for something and having to compare across 5 different metrics whether you're actually getting a decent deal or just being bamboozled by marketing.

                You literally responded to "This is a Solid SSD deal" with an exclamatory "Nope! Been cheaper in the past!". On a bargain site from my perspective, that is knocking a deal, but I'm glad to hear that wasn't what you were trying to do.

                For you it might be pointless, but for others it'll be useful or a gift to friend, who knows. I'm sure there's a lot of things people would rather have for free.

                Congratulations, you are winning.

                • -1

                  @olcrackerjack: Just because you don't prefer to use cashback does not make it any less off a better value deal (inclusive of cashback) 😅

              • +2

                @thousandsuns: 10% cashback on Amazon on all categories occurs once in a blue moon. Secondly, those promotions are capped, so people may choose to use their single $25 cashback on an even more infrequently discounted item. If you bundle this deal with an item you actually want, the SSD winds up being $261.78 by itself.

                • @SydStrand: I did say that even without cashback, I paid $283.33? That is still a better deal than this, considering you get a factory heatsink for an extra $10.66. Even if you consider it to be just normal cashback, which falls under 1.4%, that is another potential $3.96 you can knock off, which brings it down to $279.97. IMO, that's a better deal.
                  Considering almost everyone here uses some form of cashback, I would not rule it out from it being the "cheapest" possible price you can get it for.

                  • +3

                    @thousandsuns: Ignore cashback, because it's not a like-for-like comparison. $25 cashback, presumably from a promotion like this is capped per user. I used mine on other items, doesn't make them historic lows, just like using discounted gift cards. Now, if you think that an included heat sink is worth $20, that's cool. But if you're intending to use this in a PC build, it's probably pointless since your motherboard includes them.

                    • @SydStrand: OK the heatsink was not $20. If you apply the same principle here it was 5% off with the bookmark bundle so the $290.39 SSD (with heatsink) ended up being $275.88. So the heatsink was ~$14.10.
                      This entire conversation is pointless anyway. For me, I personally scored it for $250.88 with a heatsink during the WP bonus CB promo.
                      If you want the cheapest deal, you add CB to the equation. Otherwise, you're not getting the best value possible.
                      Agree for a PC, a heatsink is not necessary.

                      • +2

                        @thousandsuns: I'm not saying don't use cashback, but that you're not comparing like-for-like. A one-off, individual cashback during a Christmas promotion doesn't make a 'historic low.' That's why there weren't thousands of individual posts polluting the front page with every little thing available on Amazon AU while that deal was active. The conversation is pointless, but you put your hand up to argue this has been lower by splitting hairs over $3.96 and included heatsinks.

                        • -3

                          @SydStrand: I argue I got the best deal :)
                          In my books, $250.88 < $261.78.
                          My point is that if you wait around and combine with CB, you can get the best value around. That is the point of saying you could have gotten it cheaper. It is still the same SSD barring the heatsink. So it is not like I'm comparing apples with oranges.
                          Anyway, it's not a bad deal, but not the best either.

                          • @thousandsuns:

                            This is a Solid SSD deal.

                            Nope! 🙅‍♂️ Been cheaper in the past!

                            'Anyway, it's not a bad deal, but not the best either.'

  • Even cheaper…

  • What is meant by compatible with a ps5 with a heatsink

    This this drive normally need a heatsink? or any cooling solution? Or is it only when in the confined spaces of a Ps5

    • +1

      Only in confined spaces of a PS5.

      If the drive gets too hot, it may thottle and affect performance but in having said that, Tom's Hardware did a test and although the temperatures are about 10 degrees higher they found no issues with performance. This is because reads are not very stressful for a drive and once a game is installed, almost all operations will be read and not write.

      https://www.tomshardware.com/features/ps5-ssd-upgrade-temper…

      But you may still want to install a heatsink anyway as it may improve drive longevity?

    • It meets the speed requirements for a PS5 but "they" recommend a heatsink. I've recommended to people in the past that they buy one, if it throttles given the thermal environment in which its employed, then just buy a heatsink for $15-25

    • Sony recommends people getting a heatsink because the place you put the m.2 NVMe SSD doesn't have great air circulation. In reality, unless you get a subpar PCIe gen 4 SSD with a very lousy controller, it is unlikely PS5 would cause the SSD to throttle.

      • PS5's internal SSD is too small so there is no chance you manage to fill this SSD to nearly full via moving all the files from the internal SSD.
      • It is, however, possible to have the SSD reached thermal throttle state when used within a PC (not easy for general public, but if you do work on large amount of data writes (+ complex mixed reads/writes), you can get the SSD to throttle. So, it is worth considering getting a heatsink if you intend to use it with a PC.
      • Using the heatsink does not improve performance under normal condition, its main objective is avoid having the SSD entered thermal throttle state.

      For PS5, might as well get one (because Sony recommends it and it is not that fun to open the panel to put in the SSD, so might as well do it in one go).

  • How is this compared to KC3000?

    • +3

      I think this is the 2nd best drive after the 990 Pro

      • +1

        Dont think it's the 2nd best anymore - Solidigm P44 Pro has entered the market

  • +1

    Got mine from the last deal from UK. Also combined it with cashback and Westpac lounge deals.
    Seems to be a good drive so far in the laptop.
    Bloody expensive here in Australia

  • This or a Crucial P5 Plus?

    • +1

      I assume you mean when the P5 plus is on sale.
      This is slightly faster, but it's also slightly more expensive than crucial when it's on sale.
      It depends how much you value having the vague peace of mind you get from having extremely high end hardware.
      Don't get the crucial over this unless the crucial's like ~$250 though.

      • Yeah, was thinking this vs the P5 Plus at about $250, where it was a few weeks ago. Thanks for the help :)

    • I bought the P5 Plus in the last deal, it takes 1-2min to load the drive in Windows Explorer when using an external NVMe enclosure whereas the SN850X and KC3000 drives I've used in the same enclosure are detected within 2-5 seconds upon plugging in. It might just be a dud unit but I'll be paying a little more in future to just get a higher-end Gen 4 drive like the SN850X

  • This n850x or Samsung980 pro

    • +2

      Comparable drives but the SN850X is slightly faster, and I don't think you can find the 980 Pro for anywhere close to this price at the moment

  • +1

    Impulse bought, cheers

  • +1

    Got one, thanks for sharing!

  • If just buying one, you should be able to find a second valid item to trigger the "buy 2, save X" for a minor discount. The previously-preferred landfill is sold out or otherwise not valid. You can't sort by price so I'm not sure if it's the best option, but there's rubber bands for $11.57 which would bring the price of a single drive down to ~$272.77 (and you get a random item like this as a bonus).

    Try to buy an item you might actually use lol.

    • +1

      I hear ya. I spent a solid 20min trying to find something decent that was cheap. I found the rubber bands too, but I can't say I use them much and being the start of the year, I'm sure there are a few people here that could use a compact calendar for the fridge or desk.

  • This has blown out to mid March delivery times. 2 months is forever in Amazon years.

  • FREE International delivery March 3 - 15

  • I had ordered this (at a slightly higher price) on Jan 2, and had expected delivery next week.

    Unfortunately I just noticed this when checking tracking website details (there have been no email updates):

    Package was damaged and will be returned.

    I suspect shenanigans tbh, and I had specifically taken the long weekend aside to rebuild onto a new drive, not some maybe future date in March.

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